Interesting factoids (add your own!)

[silvasprings]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

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Interesting factoid, Matt, about the RAL Australian leg of the tour happening after The Red Rocks concert. I never knew that. My guess is that by the time of her flight to Australia, she was fulfilling an obligation made long before. Had she gone to Betty Ford between the Red Rocks filming and the Australian dates? GOOD queryoid. I have no idea.
It could be that she was aware it would have been a severe risk to travel internationally with cocaine, and those dates were performed not under the influence of it. I have no idea.
This leads to another factoid: Stevie usually isn't great at keeping her stories and timeframes accurate. Yawn, but I still say those are her real breasts dancing and not implants during the last 2 minutes of 'Angel' from the Tusk documentary. Opinionoid: SN's breasts danced.

I can never remember how long she said it took to detox from the Coke/Booze at Betty Ford. I don't know if she went to rehab before the Australian dates, she still sounds pretty out of it on the recording i have of the sydney and melbourne shows. To the point where she sings " Blame it on something at first sight... Blame it on my Wild Heart" during I Can't Wait. She either still had the dust or she was tanked by other means.

Interesting point about the breasts, I'd believe your right - even during the US Fest concert where she jumps down from the stage to get to the audience they look pretty real.

Perhaps Stevie got the implants around the time she saw that plastic surgeon that told her her nose would fall off her face if she kept doing coke??? You only have to look at some of those low cut dresses she wore on the RAL tour to know those were fake

Another interesting Red Rocks factoid -

As with many of the vocals on Red Rocks that have been overdubbed; the big "why don't you taaaakkkeeee meee hommeee" at the end of the song is actually the vocal from the soundboard of the Sydney show, Stevie's mouth moves in a completely different manner to the way she sings the line.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

Thought of another one- Circa 1991, Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell made a joint guest appearance on the Arsenio Hall late night talk show. Must have been around the time they filmed the Penny Marshall 'A League Of Their Own' movie. During the interview, Rosie launched into a brief impersonation of Stevie singing 'Edge of 17' that seemed to amuse Madonna. It was kind of funny, Rosie doing a ragged chorus ala 'Red Rocks' version, barking out 'Just like the white winged dove, Oh baby, Oh baby' instead of "Oooh baby"- it seemed to be a slight put down, but maybe it wasn't. The "Oh Baby" readings were intentionally rough (butch, really) and it was a decent parody, I think complete with a spin/twirl- Rosie stood up to do it- wonder if it's around online anywhere.

Have a look at Stevie's appearance on Rosie's talk show from the TISL publicity era. It's great. Rosie seems to be a huge fan and keeps singing Stevie/Mac tunes randomly throughout the show until Stevie makes her appearance - it's really funny! Can't get onto youtube right now to embed the vid but it's definitely there.

[Nikolaj]

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I have the Stevie appearance on Rosie O, albeit on VHS and not unpacked- Rosie was charming with Stevie, it was a good show. I didn't quite 'buy it' about Rosie being such a huge SN fan, though I'm sure she likes her. Having just watched Rosie yesterday on yt singing 'one winged dove' on the Arsenio Hall Show in the 90s, I think my doubt was confirmed- No true chiffonhead would make that mistake, especially since 'Edge' was released 10 years prior to Ro's impression.
I think she was more of a casual fan who just put it on a little thick when Stevie agreed to do her show. No harm in that.

[APerfectLie]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

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I have the Stevie appearance on Rosie O, albeit on VHS and not unpacked- Rosie was charming with Stevie, it was a good show. I didn't quite 'buy it' about Rosie being such a huge SN fan, though I'm sure she likes her. Having just watched Rosie yesterday on yt singing 'one winged dove' on the Arsenio Hall Show in the 90s, I think my doubt was confirmed- No true chiffonhead would make that mistake, especially since 'Edge' was released 10 years prior to Ro's impression.
I think she was more of a casual fan who just put it on a little thick when Stevie agreed to do her show. No harm in that.

Idk, her "one winged dove" flub seemed somewhat intentional, as if she was somewhat mocking the fact that people think thats what Stevie sings. But I could be wrong.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by silvasprings

I can never remember how long she said it took to detox from the Coke/Booze at Betty Ford. I don't know if she went to rehab before the Australian dates, she still sounds pretty out of it on the recording i have of the sydney and melbourne shows. To the point where she sings " Blame it on something at first sight... Blame it on my Wild Heart" during I Can't Wait. She either still had the dust or she was tanked by other means.

Or maybe she was just being ~~~~poetic~~~~

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Or maybe she was just being ~~~~poetic~~~~

This reminds me of the line in BTM that says Stevie was the poetic, mystical one, the philosopher.

Ok, she's poetic and mystical, but she's no philosopher. Of course, Landslide is a philosophical song and that was playing in the background. Still . . .

Michele

[APerfectLie]

Originally Posted by michelej1

This reminds me of the line in BTM that says Stevie was the poetic, mystical one, the philosopher.

Ok, she's poetic and mystical, but she's no philosopher. Of course, Landslide is a philosophical song and that was playing in the background. Still . . .

Michele

I don't think you could say that to Bob Dylan! But it makes no difference at all, because she wears boots all summer long.